Both moral outrage and dehumanization predicted punishment independently of crime type or severity.

Evidence

The Roles of Dehumanization and Moral Outrage in Retributive Justice (PLOS One)

Categorization

• corroborated: 5 independent passages support this claim
• XREF: connects to: Accusations of extreme wrongdoing can dehumanize scapegoats. — Lynley Hood, A City Possessed, 82; The relationship between trait-based dehumanization and punishment remains even when moral outrage is controlled for. — Attribution of undesirable character traits, rather than …; Successful dehumanizing creates moral exclusion, placing targeted groups outside the scope of moral protection — Dehumanizing Always Starts With Language (+1 more)

Related

• The relationship between trait-based dehumanization and punishment remains even when moral outrage is controlled for. (similarity 0.90)
• Dehumanization causes perpetrators to perceive victims as nonhuman and therefore not entitled to moral obligation (similarity 0.80)

Broader Connections

• Moral denunciation constrains behavior more effectively than merely procedural rules #complicates (0.35) — , The Rod and the Child, 2517